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Despair over literacy skills

University of Otago English and linguistics associate professor Paul Tankard, pictured at his...

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Despair over literacy skills

A worrying decline in reading and writing skills at the University of Otago has been largely attributed to the overuse of technology in schools and could take "generations" to repair.

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Chance of odour nuisance at redeveloped site ‘low’

Nuisance odour will not be an issue at a revamped resource recovery park at Green Island, a...

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Chance of odour nuisance at redeveloped site ‘low’

Nuisance odour will not be an issue at a revamped resource recovery park at Green Island, a council consultant says.

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ORC revisiting Lindsay Creek flood mitigation

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ORC revisiting Lindsay Creek flood mitigation

Green infrastructure such as parks and reserves could make up part of the Otago Regional Council’s flood defences in Dunedin’s North East Valley, the council’s chairwoman says.

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Core work to aid warming insights

University of Otago geology PhD student Natalie-Jane Reid studies a core sample from the sea bed...

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Core work to aid warming insights

To the layman, they just look like big tubes of mud.

Dirt bike damage upsets residents

Local residents are dismayed by damage to the Pūrākaunui salt marsh, which occurred in the last...

Dirt bike damage upsets residents

Pūrākaunui residents are "gutted" after a section of ecologically valuable salt marshes was torn up by dirtbikes recently.

Heritage protection expected

The Holy Cross seminary in Mosgiel is slated to be heritage-protected from next week. PHOTO:...

Heritage protection expected

The vacant Catholic seminary in Mosgiel is expected to be protected from demolition from next week thanks to a former leaseholder who called for it to be given heritage status.

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Research into metabolic diseases under way

University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences researcher Dr Megan Leask. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Research into metabolic diseases under way

A search for genetics that can treat and prevent gout and other metabolic diseases in Maori and Pacific people is under way, after an Otago researcher received a $1.2million grant from the Health...

Demolition almost completed

Demolition almost completed

A 19th century Dunedin commercial building is now nothing more than rubble and a facade.

Doorn of a new era for stadium

New Dunedin Venues chief executive Paul Doorn is looking forward to Forsyth Barr Stadium hosting...

Doorn of a new era for stadium

A lot of satisfied customers will experience events at Dunedin’s covered stadium before the competition from Christchurch gets going if Paul Doorn gets his way.

Australia-Indonesia flights disrupted by volcano

Australians travelling to and from Bali face continued delays after a volcanic eruption near the Indonesian holiday spot created a dangerous ash cloud.

'I've never seen him in that state'

'I've never seen him in that state': Mother speaks after Christchurch car incident

The mother of two children who were told by strangers to get in their car in Cashmere, Christchurch, says one of her sons is now too scared to leave the house.

Killing of Elvis impersonator shocks NSW town

A regional New South Wales town has been devastated by the alleged murder of a beloved Elvis impersonator.

Trump announces Elon Musk's government role

Donald Trump (L) and Elon Musk appear at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last month....

Trump announces Elon Musk's government role

US President-elect Donald Trump has named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world's richest man.

Some households cut back as power bills rise

By yesterday the WDC had received 42 formal complaints in relation to water quality since July 18...

Low-income households cut back on showering, cooking as power bills rise

Some low-income households are having to cut back on showering, washing and cooking to cope with rising power bills, researchers say.

35 killed, dozens injured in China car rampage

Tributes are placed outside a sports centre where the incident took place in Zhuhai, China. Photo...

35 killed, dozens injured in China car rampage

China's top leaders have urged "all-out efforts" to treat those injured in a car attack in southern China, one of the deadliest incidents in the country's recent history.

Tributes for teen who died during warm-up

Tributes for teen who died during touch warm-up

Members of the Canterbury rugby community have paid tribute to 18-year-old Brook Wilson who died after suffering a medical event while warming up for a game of touch.

Jail after 'horrendous' driving led to serious injury crash

A man is now in prison after his “horrendous” high-speed driving on the Lewis Pass ended in a crash that seriously injured another motorist who was thrown from their car on impact.